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Description
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles and their strategic relevance in modern business planning. Participants will learn to critically assess how ESG considerations influence financial decision-making and long-term value creation, while gaining insight into the evolving expectations of stakeholders and regulators. Through practical frameworks and case studies, the course outlines how ESG factors shape organizational performance across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons. It also highlights leading practices for embedding ESG metrics into executive compensation and incentive structures, equipping learners with the tools to drive sustainable, accountable growth from the top down.
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Key Takeaways
After this course, participants will be able to:
- Assess the impact of ESG in the context of strategic and financial planning.
- Outline how ESG factors impact the organization in short, medium- and long-term time frames.
- Highlight best practices for integrating ESG factors into management incentives and compensation structures.
Who Will Benefit
Examples of professions who may benefit from this course include:
- Financial Statement Preparers
- Finance Managers
- Board Members
- Professionals involved in the preparation of sustainability or integrated reports
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Finance Officers
How to Access the Course
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Speaker(s)
Shelley Gilberg, CPA, CMA, ICD.D, is the Canadian Leader for ESG for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She has spent more than 25 years in both industry and in advisory services. She has been a COO, CFO, and a Transformation executive delivering on finance, operations, technology, strategy, and innovation portfolios. In advisory services to clients she has led strategy, sales and delivery globally across several industries. Shelley brings proven experience providing clients with trusted advice to enable their most strategic and important initiatives, such as ESG. She focuses primarily on pension funds and private equity, but works across all sectors translating ESG risks and opportunities into measurable enterprise value.